COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The family of a 23-year-old airman who drowned in Lake Wateree is set to announce a $50 million claim against the U.S. government.
Carlen Hailey, a senior airman stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, drowned June 18 while swimming in the lake.
His family and attorney, Tyler Bailey, discussed findings of an independent investigation at 11 a.m. Thursday outside the Matthew J. Perry Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Columbia…